The Stockbroker’s Breakfast cocktail is delicious for whiskey/bourbon/bacon fans! If you’re looking for a classy bar with a great vibe, look no further. Look for an empty store front in the Hockley area with a line of people waiting to get in-you push the sink in the bathroom to open up the door. It’s not cheap, but you pay for the atmosphere. This speakeasy is one of Nottingham’s most popular bars. The storefront entrance for Boilermaker // Nottingham, UK You might just happen upon one of their free shisha nights in the beer garden! Tip: Do not get into an argument with the bouncer when there is no free shisha. You probably wouldn’t even notice it from the outside, but Coco Tang is huge inside! Very popular with students and specializing in cocktails, there’s lots of room for both drinking and dancing. If you drink all of their Seven Deadly Sins cocktails, you get a free t-shirt! The bathrooms are hidden behind a door in the library. I absolutely recommend the Envy cocktail-it’s basically like a McDonalds shamrock shake with alcohol. One of the four Eerie Pubs locations in the UK, Pit and Pendulum aesthetically caters to rock/metal fans with its goth vibe and spooky atmosphere. It’s a bit pricey, but drinking in a church definitely makes the price worthwhile! Sign up for their email newsletter and you’ll get coupons for a free specialty beer/cocktail once a month. The food is also excellent, especially the fish and chips and the Sunday roast. The soaring ceiling gives it an incredible atmosphere, and there is plenty of outdoor seating for the rare English occasion that the sun shines. Inside a beautiful church, this bar does “classy pint” best. It gets absolutely packed late in the evenings-but they have an amazing Happy Hour from 5-7pm where £7 cocktails are £3.50! It’s a small bar that regularly hosts music gigs, and is lit mainly by candlelight. While they don’t come cheap, the cocktails are absolutely worth it! I’d recommend the Black Dahlia’s Murder, but I honestly think any of the cocktails will surprise you. Tilt is famous in the Nottingham bar scene for it’s specialty cocktails. The atmosphere is busy but doesn’t tend to be boisterous, and check out their beer garden if the weather’s nice. They have a great selection of craft beer and cider-try to catch one of the pub’s beer festivals, or better yet try to go right after their beer festival, when they sell the leftover festival beer for super cheap! They will always have several beers from Lincoln Green brewery, another Nottingham-based brewery. The Sir John is a Nottingham institution, also located at Canning Circus. Visit every other Monday night (check in advance) for their popular quiz night! They have a nice two-story beer garden and a function room for sports games. Just a bit outside of the city center at Canning Circus, Organ Grinder has an excellent selection of craft beers, specializing in the Nottingham-based Blue Monkey Brewery. If you’re lucky you might be able to weasel your way into a free tour of the caves beneath the building! There’s a good selection of beers and a decent rock and metal scene, if that’s your thing. Not far from Ye Olde Trip on Maid Marian Way, Salutation Inn is another old, historic pub-dating back to 1240. You can contact the pub directly if you’re interested in booking a tour of their cellars! The building is literally built into the limestone rock wall, so make sure you walk upstairs to see the cave! If you’re looking for the “medieval” old-England charm, this is where you should go. The oldest pub in Europe, it dates back to 1189 and is situated right under Nottingham Castle. While Ye Olde Trip is a tourist favorite, it really can’t be missed. In the name of research, I’ve been busy checking out some of the best bars and seeing how they compare-aka drinking for the blog! In no particular order, here are my picks for the top 10 best bars in Nottingham: Having lived in Nottingham for a year, and spent a few weeks in the city over the last couple of months, I’ve been working on my bucket list of Notts bars. Nottingham is a city with great nightlife.
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